T.O.P

T.O.P
T.O.P. at Big Bang's 0.TO.10 concert in Seoul, 2016
Born
Choi Seung-hyun

(1987-11-04) November 4, 1987 (age 37)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2006–present
Labels
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
최승현
Hanja
崔勝鉉
Revised RomanizationChoe Seunghyeon
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Sŭnghyŏn
Signature

Choi Seung-hyun (Korean최승현; born November 4, 1987), better known by his stage name T.O.P, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter and actor.[1] He performed as an underground rapper before joining the record label YG Entertainment and debuted as the lead rapper for the boy band BigBang in 2006. The group became one of the best-selling groups of all-time in Asia and one of the best-selling boy bands in the world.[2] In 2010, while the group was on hiatus, T.O.P and G-Dragon collaborated to release the album, GD & TOP. As a solo rapper, he has released two digital singles, "Turn It Up" (2010) and "Doom Dada" (2013), that have peaked at number two and four, respectively, on the Gaon Digital Chart.

T.O.P made his acting debut in 2007 through the TV series I Am Sam (2007), followed by Iris (2009) and the TV movie Nineteen (2009). He made his film debut with 71: Into the Fire (2010), for which he received praise and won multiple accolades including Best New Actor at the 2010 Blue Dragon Film Awards and the 2011 Baeksang Arts Awards. Subsequently, he garnered lead roles in the films Commitment (2013), for which he was awarded New Asian Actor of the Year at the Busan International Film Festival and Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014).

  1. ^ Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ^ Spangler, Todd (April 26, 2017). "K-Pop Superstars BigBang Go Camping in YouTube Red's First Korean Show". Variety.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 27, 2017.

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